Accidental Surrogate

Chapter 313: Sister Support 

Ella

“Ella!” I hear my sister’s voice cry the same moment I hear the front door to the house open. I stand quickly from my seat in Sinclair’s office, Rafe awake and peaceful in my arms, and move to the open doorway.

“Cora!” I call. I see her spin away from the living room where she was looking for me and jog down the hall towards me, Roger closing the house’s main door behind him as he enters as well. Cora takes my shoulders in her hands as soon as she gets close.

–

“Are you

– are you all right?” she gasps, looking me over, and then looking down towards the baby. I can see a little relief come into her face the moment she sees us both before her, intact and safe.

“We’re okay,” I say, giving her a little smile. “For right now, we’re okay. Thank you for coming so late at night.”

My sister snaps her eyes up at me, frowning a little.

“What?” I ask.

“I just…” she says, confused, glancing back at Roger, “I didn’t expect you to be so calm.”

“Well, it happened like, eleven hours ago,” I say, raising my eyebrows at her. “We’ve had some time to process and plan

–

she scowls, turning fully to glare at Roger coming down the hall towards us. “The way this one was

Cora’s. “It wasn’t exactly peaceful heading into your apartment, which smelled like wonton soup and

mouth to retort but I reach out and give him a little shove and turn to my sister. Clearly in

the investigators.

anything on my phone when I woke up from my nap at 9 – and then all of a sudden Roger’s pounding

I say, hesitating and looping my arm with Cora’s at the

to say is going to piss her off. “Sinclair brought in his team of investigators – the ones who were working on

you. Before I was allowed to text you.”

Cora asks,

I say, my mouth pulling into a grimace. “As a…suspect.”

the house. Rafe flinches and starts to cry, still cuddled in my

him in my arms. “Obviously Sinclair and I don’t suspect you! But his team needs to be thorough, and you were the last one who we know

everything!” Cora says, her voice softer now, but

mollify her because, honestly, it was more like six hours. “And obviously you were cleared! So!”

brings both of her hands to her face and covers it, taking a minute to breathe in deeply and then exhale. Then, slowly, she pulls her hands down her face, tucking them beneath her chin in two fists, a gesture I remember from our

I would never hurt you, Ella,” Cora says, her voice as

her, my eyes wide with apology. “You know

Cora,” Sinclair says, peeking out from the office. “Forgive my investigators – they

understands. “Okay,” she says, nodding. “I get it. But, what can I

“You have more knowledge of it than the rest of us – you were there. We’d like to see if you

I’ll tell you everything. But don’t your investigators have the notes?” Cora asks, confused, “from the

as I passes the baby to Sinclair and take both of Cora’s

face drops along with her jaw. “Are you serious? Ether?” she asks,

do hypnosis?”

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